This past winter I installed a newly rebuilt engine in my "3", break it in according to list members and after returning from Mid-Ohio my oil pressure dropped from 70 at speed to under 40, dropped from 40 at idle to 10, I changed the oil & filter using only Castrol 20/50 for many years as well as a top of the line "Fram" filter, well I recheck and all seems fine, go for a ride and have 65 lbs under way and 45 at idle, then after 20 minutes of driving it just plunged to 45 underway and 10 at idle, came home and called Ken Gilanders @ British Frame & Engine as well as Brian Schlroff @ Power British, it did not take either of them 30 seconds to tell me what was wrong as both diagnosed the exact same 2 faults, clean the ball/spring relief valve in the filter head and throw that @#$# Fram oil filter away, I did as instructed, my local dealer was O/S on the "Purolator" so I have a gold seal NAPA filter (temporary) and 75lbs of pressure underway and 35lbs at idle, I still find it hard to believe about "Fram" filters, but it has been proven to me now, many thanks to both Ken G. & Brian S. for their great expert knowledge and so very kind help, and thanks to this list for allowing me to meet them, now TRF summer party is a reality. "FT"
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